The Beamz

The Beamz management consists of a highly seasoned team of professionals with a common vision, each with proven experience and entrepreneurial background developing and marketing many cool consumer electronics products over the years. In addition, they all share a passion for bringing the ability of music making to everyone.

Jerry Riopelle – Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Charles R. Mollo – President & CEO
Al Ingallinera Jr. – Vice President, Product Management & Business Development

Jerry Riopelle – Founder & Chief Creative Officer

As Chief Creative Officer, Jerry leads the content creation for the Beamz Interactive team and product development. As the visionary and inventor of the Beamz, Jerry has taken his 40+ years experience as an accomplished musician, songwriter and producer, and funneled it into the creation of one of the world’s most innovative new products.

Jerry started creating the Beamz music system in 2001 after many years of envisioning an instrument that could activate sound with laser beams. The inspiration for his invention came from a childhood memory being intrigued by and tinkering with the light-activated door announcer at his favorite local ice shop. With Jerry’s passion for making music, he envisioned an instrument that anyone could play, featured many dimensions of sound that always worked together no matter how you combined them, and would provide a new performance element for accomplished musicians like himself. Using his deep understanding of music and assistance from software engineers, Jerry worked daily for years to create the sophisticated, patented system that exists today.

Raised in Tampa, Fla. Jerry moved to Los Angeles to begin his music career in the 1960’s by learning the ropes of independent record production. After playing drums for the Hollywood Argyles he signed as a staff song writer for Screen Gems. Upon hearing a single Jerry had written and produced with Clydie King titled, “The Thrill is Gone,” Phil Spector hired Jerry as a staff writer and producer for Philles Records.

Jerry soon produced a Top 20 hit, “Home of the Brave,” recorded by Bonnie & The Treasures. He also produced top 40 singles for recording artists April Stevens & Nino Tempo and The Parade. That success earned Jerry a job as producer at A&M Records as well as a staff writing position at Irving Music. During that time he wrote and produced for The We Five, Brewer & Shipley, The Parade, Shango, and had songs covered by Herb Alpert, Leon Russell, and later, Kenny Loggins, Rita Coolidge, Meat Loaf and many others. During his years in Hollywood, Jerry also wrote numerous songs and musical pieces for films and television shows.

Charles R. Mollo – President & CEO

As President and CEO of Beamz Interactive, Charlie Mollo is responsible for the overall management of the company’s business strategy including development of product sales channels, marketing, finance and product development. As a highly successful business leader, Charlie has worked in a number of industries including wireless telecommunications, consumer electronics, computers, child care and real estate, growing privately owned entrepreneur start-up organizations into leading publicly traded companies. His management experience with mergers and acquisitions, financing, venture capital, strategic planning and technology, and his passion for music have earned him his role as leader and CEO of Beamz Interactive.

Prior to Beamz Interactive, Charlie held the position of President and CEO of Mobility Electronics (now iGo Inc.), a NASDAQ company focused on developing and marketing innovative products for the converging mobile electronics industry. Under his leadership, Charlie led the founding entrepreneurial team and raised over $100 million, including an IPO, PIPE and other financing. In addition, the company grew sales to an annual run rate of just under $100 million per year.

Charlie also helped build Alliance Communications Corporation in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. This wireless telecommunications company went from startup to just under $100 million in revenues, and was successfully sold to a NY Stock Exchange company at an excellent value in July 1992.

Other notable accomplishments include the management of a variety of venture investments including a $150 million Venture Capital Fund for Meadows Resources, and owner and manager at New Vistas Investments Corporation responsible for strategic development for a New Mexico real estate and investment company. It was through his experiences in venture capital and investments that he came to Mobility Electronics and Bright Beginnings Child Development Centers, where he helped build the number one childcare company in the state of New Mexico. Charlie has an MBA from the University of New Mexico, a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Newark College of Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College.

Al Ingallinera Jr. – Vice President, Product Management & Business Development

As Vice President, Product Management and Business Development, Al is responsible for leading product management and marketing for Beamz Interactive, including messaging, advertising and public relations, channel marketing and website development and management. Al has more than 15 years experience launching new hardware and software technology products into consumer, business and vertical markets. He has a proven track record developing new markets, expanding sales channels, establishing marketing partnerships and increasing business unit profitability.

Prior to Beamz Interactive, Al was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Ambir Technology, a digital imaging product manufacturer and scanner software provider. In this role, Al contributed to establish Ambir as a leading provider of ID card imaging and scanning technology products in the healthcare market through branding, event marketing and business development initiatives. He also was a key contributor to increasing sales per sales employee by 70% from 2004-2007 and increasing the company’s reseller base by 150% in 2004-2005.

Al ventured into the mobile computer world in 1998, when he took a sales and product marketing position with CNF Mobile Solutions, a PC notebook peripheral manufacturer. He eventually moved to a competing company Mobility Electronics (iGo, Inc.), where he became the Director of Corporate Marketing and Market Development. In this role, Al managed a $2.6 million marketing budget and lead the integration and branding strategy for products assumed through company acquisitions.

Since 1991, Al has worked with leading computer product technology manufacturers, distributors and resellers, holding various leadership positions in Sales, Marketing, Business Development and Product Management. Other past employers include Iomega Corporation and Merisel. Al received a Bachelor in Business Administration degree from the University of San Diego and an MBA from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith Business School.